Too Close For Comfort

OPINION - Reader Views

June 28, 2004

Let me get this straight. America Coming Together (ACT) is paying convicts to go to people's homes, "canvass" their homes and record their personal information? That is far too "together" for my liking!

Does ACT think I want a convicted burglar at my door, canvassing or staking out my home, recording my personal information and getting paid for it? Not on your life! And certainly not on mine! Am I the only one who sees this as problematic?

I think it is outrageous that someone convicted of a sexual offense is paid to go door-to-door where women and children reside. While I support the concept of employing men and women who have paid their debt to society, I find ACT's program highly dangerous to unsuspecting residents.